Author: moshe
Parsha Korach 5767: Leadership; National Responsibility vs the Euphemisms of Self-Interest
This Parsha HaShevua may seem to the reader a continuation of Parsha Shelach. This is done by intention because it seems very much as if Korach and his attempted power grab are a logical aftermath of the denial of Eetz Yisrael by 10 of the 12 miraglim (spies).
The Sefer “Torah Gems” by Aharon Yaakov Greenberg states the following thought; “Now took Korach…”; that Korach was blessed with many positive attributes: fine lineage, wisdom, qualities worthy of a leader of B’nai Yisrael. “‘Now took Korach — he took himself.’ He did not wait until he was offered the leadership, but he sought to take it by force. That is why he is not worthy of it.” (Torah Gems, by Aharon Yaakov Greenberg, Parsha Korach, Volume 3, page 79.)
Monday War News: Kassam Blitz Resumes, Attempt to Smuggle Bullets into Gaza Foiled, 21 Hamas, Fatah Terrorists Jailed
East Jerusalem Resident Caught Transferring Ammo [6,000 Bullets] to Gaza
Commentary;
Who is now going to say that Israeli Arabs are NOT complicit in terror and DON’T have Jewish blood on their hands?? MB
Excerpt;
“The driver, a resident of east Jerusalem, was arrested and detained for to interrogation. According to the suspect, he was asked to transfer the electric appliances to the Gaza Strip in the as part of his work for a moving company. The owner of the moving company was also taken for questioning.”
Sunday War News
Report: Hezbollah has Stockpiled 20,000 Rockets
Related report;Hezbollah ‘Has Stockpiled Rockets’ on Israeli Border, by Uzi Mahnaimi Zarit, Lebanese Border (TimesOnLine.co.uk)
Stone Throwing Palestinians Caught With Pipe Bombs
Rocks Thrown at Israeli Car Near Hebron; None Hurt
Soldiers Arrest Two for Rock Attack
IDF Arrests Wanted [Islamic Jihad] Terrorist Near Shechem
Olmert: IDF to Operate in Gaza as Long as Qassam Fire Continues
Commentary:
Where have we heard this before? And then it ended shortly thereafter with bogus “International Policing?”
Parsha Shelach and Political Abrogation of Mutual Responsibility — One for His Brother
Echoes of Joshua’s Spies, by Israel Harel (Haaretz)
“The government did not assert, as it should have, the national rights of the Jewish people over its liberated homeland. It did not even treat them in this way, as it should have from a historical perspective. ‘Bargaining chips,’ it called them.”
“By relying on this status, relating to areas of the homeland as bargaining chips, for 40 years most of our troubles and evils have come to us: the Yom Kippur War, the intifada, the terror war of September 2000, the deep rift among the people and the distancing of most of the world from identifying with Israel.”
Shabbos War News
Military Source Says IDF Prevented Terror Attack
IDF Foils Kidnapping Attempt, Islamic Jihad Gunman Killed
Palestinian Gunmen Break Through to Israel
Islamic Jihad Shares “Credit” [for Attempted Kidnapping] With Fatah Terror Group
Palestinians Open Fire at IDF [Near Shechem]
Syria Prepares for War While Israel’s 3% Prime Minister Panders to Appease
PM Olmert to Assad: “Prepared to Return the Golan”, by Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 8 June, 2007 (IMRA)
“I am your partner to make peace between our nations.I know that a peace agreement with Syria requires me to return the Golan to Syrian sovereignty. I am prepared to fulfill my part of this deal for the peace between us. I ask to hear from you if in return for Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights Syria is prepared to fulfill its part; to break up in stages its pacts with Iran, Hizbullah and Palestinian terror organizations and cease funding and encouraging terror.”
Supporting Peres: The Hypocracy of Greed of “Religious” Parties and their Leaders
The Shas party and its leader’s support for Shimon Peres’ once again exposes their hypocracy; the deep disparity between their professed Torah values Torah values (i.e. promissing “OLam Haba” in campaigning for votes) vs their political actions; the shameful corruption and hypocracy of greed visible for all to see. What’s in it for me? What’s in it for me?
And by no means is Shas alone. It is indeed a study in the concept of “Divide and Conquer” how ALL of the religious alignments, Shas, Aguda (Gimmel) and Mafdal will find religious values expedient vs the “almighty” $$ or NIS for THEIR institutions and will fall all over themselves at any Regime “promise” or “guarantee,” most which are never kept.
Friday War News
Thursday War News on Multiple Fronts
‘Hezbollah Amassing Long-Range Missiles’
Related report: ‘Syria, Iran, Hezbollah Planning War’
Excerpts;
“Damascus has set August as the month for final war preparations.”
“Reports about a Syrian military buildup and concern in the defense establishment that if various Syrian overtures were not well received in Israel, the Syrians might initiate military action to try and retain the Golan, or a piece of it.”